Why people stop doing it themselves
Hanging Christmas lights is fine right up until the second story. Between the ladder, the weather, and the strand that dies the day after you finish, plenty of homeowners hand it off.
What the service includes
A proper Christmas light installation is more than a crew showing up with your old strands. It starts with a design for the house: which lines get lit, what color, how it reads from the street. Then installation, which is where the ladders stop being your problem. Then maintenance during the season, since something always needs a look. And then takedown in January and storage until next year, so nothing comes back into your garage.
Storage matters more than people think
Most homeowners budget the setup and forget the January half. Takedown and off season storage are part of the service, which means nothing lives in your attic between seasons.
Homes and businesses
Home installs usually cover the roofline, the entry and a tree or two. Commercial holiday lighting is doing another job: a business wants to look open and be noticed in December. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, because the work has to fit
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What to settle before you book
Agree on the scope in plain terms: which rooflines, which trees, which entries. Agree on who owns the lights, since that decides where they live after the season. Settle the end of season while you are still talking about the install.
What a good quote should tell you
A quote that is just a number is not a quote. Scope should be written down: the exact lines and features included. It should say who owns the materials, because that decides what happens in January. Takedown and off season storage should be spelled out, not left to a handshake. And it should say what happens if something quits in the middle of December.The realistic version is undramatic. A crew shows up on a scheduled day, the display goes in, and you were at work. In January another day gets scheduled and it all comes down.
If you would rather stop repeating this
If you are booking this every December, it is worth asking about permanent lighting once. A permanent LED system goes in once along the roofline and stays, handles the holidays through an app, and gives you warm white the rest of the year. EverCrest Lighting does both. Consultations are free. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from Greenville. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].